The world view of the Han Dynasty was that to the south of the Great Wall, the Han family ruled the world, and to the north of the Great Wall, the Huns were respected.
There are only two superpowers in the world. They are constantly competing with each other, and naturally they are also constantly communicating with each other.
In the early Han Dynasty, many people failed in internal struggles and then turned around and ran to the Xiongnu.
For example, the early Chen Xi, Lu Wan and Han Xin... were not the Marquis of Huaiyin Han Xin, but the princes and kings with different surnames with the same name and the same surname, King Han Xin of Han.
Behind are Li Ling, Li Guangli and others.
Because in the world view of this era, only the Xiongnu could provide them with shelter and were willing to provide them with shelter.
Correspondingly, the Huns, who also had fierce internal struggles, would choose to flee the Han Dynasty after their defeat.
The same is because the big man can protect them and is willing to protect them.
There were more than 20,000 Huns from seven tribes who came to seek refuge with the Han.
Such a scale naturally made the Han who was confronting the Huns overjoyed.
"Your Majesty."
Zhou Ren, who was responsible for conveying the imperial edict, said with a smile, "Your Majesty attaches great importance to this matter. As long as the king can successfully bring back the ministries, your Majesty will take it seriously."
This almost makes it clear that this is an opportunity to show off one's face, and there will definitely be great benefits afterwards.
Li Yunze, who remained calm, glanced at Zhou Qiu, who was standing beside him, and said with a smile, "Please let me speak frankly."
As the confidant of Emperor Liu Qi, Zhou Ren could stay outside the door when he was doing exercises, so he naturally knew the Emperor's thoughts clearly.
Zhou Ren, who was always known for his strict mouth, finally spoke out after looking at his son Zhou Qiu, who was already working as a coachman by Li Yunze's side.
There is no way, for the continuation of the family, we must have a good relationship with the king.
"Your Majesty."
Zhou Renxing said politely, "The emperor said that Wang Deng behaved badly, and there were complaints in the country. It is rude to live in Taiyuan County for a long time because he was the king. The emperor intends to move Wang Deng to Pingcheng (Datong) and take back Taiyuan County."
The meaning of these words is that Emperor Liu Qi was dissatisfied with Liu Deng, the son of his third brother Liu Shen, who inherited the Dai Kingdom but hid in the prosperous Taiyuan County all day long, so he wanted to move him to Pingcheng, the real capital of the Dai Kingdom, and then
Take back Taiyuan County.
The earliest acting king was Liu Zhong, the elder brother of the old gangster. Just by looking at his name, you can tell that he was the second brother of the old gangster.
When the Xiongnu invaded, the good-for-nothing Liu Zhong did not dare to resist and ran away. He was not beheaded for his brother's sake, but he was also deposed as the Marquis of Heyang.
However, Liu Zhong's son was very good. He made great achievements in pacifying Wang Yingbu of Huainan, so the old gangster named him King of Wu.
That's right, it's Liu Bi, the boss of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion.
Later, Liu Heng became the acting king, but the nobles got rid of Empress Lu and chose him to be a puppet in Chang'an City. Unexpectedly, Liu Heng was so sophisticated that he pinned the nobles to the ground and rubbed them with his backhand.
Later Liu Wu became the acting king, and after King Huai of Liang fell to his death on horseback, Liu Wu ran to become King of Liang.
As for the Kingdom of Dai, it was granted to Liu Shen, the former King of Taiyuan, by Emperor Wen Liu Heng.
In other words, Liu Shen's son Liu Deng has always lived here in Taiyuan, which is actually well-founded. This family lineage was originally the King of Taiyuan.
It's just that when God wants to cause trouble for you, it can be used as a reason if your fart is not smelly enough.
Emperor Liu Qi's plan was obvious, which was to find a reason to take the wealthy Taiyuan County away from Liu Deng's hands.
Li Yunze, who was thinking slightly, asked with a smile, "Jinyang is a blessed place. This is a good thing."
Zhou Ren was also smiling here: "Your Majesty, the emperor intends to use Taiyuan County as reward for his merits and grant it to your Majesty."
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding officials suddenly became commotion.
That’s Taiyuan County!
As early as the Jin Dynasty, Taiyuan County was the highlight of the Three Jin Dynasties.
When the three families were divided into Jin, it became the earliest capital of Zhao State.
For many years after that, Taiyuan County has always been a prosperous and wealthy place.
In later generations, except for the Li family who originated in Jinyang and swept the world, establishing the Tang Dynasty.
Many heroes have risen here, and countless wars have broken out around here.
During the period of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Taiyuan County was officially established, with its seat in Jinyang.
The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and continued to use names and geographical divisions.
Although there are only seven counties, even when the Han Dynasty was founded, there were already 170,000 households and a population of nearly 700,000.
Over the years, the population of Taiyuan County has exceeded one million.
The land is fertile, the population is large, the trade is developed, and it is a wonderful place!
If such a piece of land is put into the hands of the king, wouldn't it mean that the national power of Zhongshan Kingdom has greatly increased?
Not only is the national strength greatly increased, it is basically doubled.
Li Yunze raised the corner of his mouth, "In other words, if you successfully bring back those Huns, you will be rewarded by Taiyuan County. If you cannot bring them back..."
"It doesn't matter if you can't pick her up."
Now that he has spoken, Zhou Ren will naturally no longer be secretive and simply states, "The emperor will definitely have other ways to facilitate this matter."
Since Liu Qi decided to support Li Yunze, he would definitely find ways to enhance his strength.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have an excuse, just create one.
As long as the emperor has no face, who can do anything to him?
Everyone around them looked happy. The outgoing Master Fu Yan, the younger Yan Yi and others who were not well-educated in the city were all smiling.
This incident seemed to expand the strength of Zhongshan Kingdom, but they all understood the meaning behind it now.
Li Yunze was silent for a moment, then shook his head and laughed. He no longer dwelled on this topic, but turned to ask, "I heard that Wang Xin has been executed, but why has Zhang Tang not returned yet?"
Zhang Tang received the emperor's order to dispose of the golden eucalyptus. Guo Xie, who was originally doing the job, has been killed, and Wang Xin, who was behind the scenes, has also been beheaded, but he has never returned to Zhongshan Kingdom.
Zhou Ren saluted again, "Your Majesty, after learning that Wang Xin was executed, Wang Meiren went to Changle Palace and cried incessantly. Princess Guantao was talking beside her. The Queen Mother was angry and had Zhang Tang imprisoned."
‘Hiss~~~’
Everyone was shocked. They never thought that Zhang Tang would be imprisoned by the Queen Mother!
Then, they heard words that made them even more frightened.
Li Yunze snorted coldly, "If women interfere in politics, the country will perish!"
These words were directed at Empress Dowager Dou, and everyone's expressions changed when they heard this.
Even Shi Fen, who had been silent, had to salute Li Yunze and said, "Your Majesty, be careful what you say."
Li Yunze was noncommittal and asked Zhou Ren, "How is Zhang Tang? Did your Majesty protect him?"
"yes."
Zhou Ren, who was also stunned by Li Yunze's courage, looked even more respectful, "Although he has been sent to prison, Your Majesty has ordered the imperial officers to take care of him, so he will be fine. Wait until the Queen Mother calms down..."
"If something happens to Zhang Tang, I, the king, will definitely take revenge on the entire Dou family!"
"King!"
Shi Fen couldn't bear it anymore, so he simply stood up and bowed his head, "Be careful~~~"
If you want to compete for the throne, how can you hate the Queen Mother?
"snort."
Li Yunze, who was used to seeing women seizing power in the parallel world, didn't really care.
He then continued to ask, "Is there any conclusion about Doctor Yuan's assassination?"
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Zhou Ren hurriedly changed the subject, "The matter has been found out and it was the King of Liang who did it. The Queen Mother was greatly disappointed by this and has ordered him to return to the feudal country."
"snort."
Li Yunze sneered again, "If you kill the minister or assassinate such despicable means, will you be fine if you return to the feudal country?"
In fact, this matter is far from as simple as it sounds. There are many intrigues and deaths involved.
Liu Wu resented Yuan An's suggestion of ruining his chance to become the emperor's younger brother, and sent someone to kill him.
Facing the investigation, Liu Wu was so frightened that he finally handed over his counselors Yang Sheng and Gongsun Gui as scapegoats, and finally managed to escape the crime.
This incident also caused the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government to criticize Queen Mother Dou because their own lives were also threatened.
Emperor Liu Qi's power increased, and Empress Dowager Dou had to retreat in order to protect Liu Wu, etc.
The intrigue surrounding this incident is enough to fill a 10,000-word essay.
"I have already understood this matter."
Li Yunze simply stated, "I'm going to go out to the fortress to pick up those Huns."
"Your Majesty."
Zhou Ren hurriedly sent the tiger talisman and the imperial edict, "The emperor has orders, and the king can mobilize the Great Wall defenders to respond to this matter."
Seeing the tiger charm, Li Yunze smiled and said, "Very good."
He didn't care at all about the plots and plots, only soldiers and horses were what really mattered to him.
When Zhou Ren walked out of the hall, Shi Fen and Zhang Ou chased him, each holding his sleeves to prevent him from leaving.
"Wan Shijun, Mr. Zhang." Zhou Ren couldn't laugh or cry, "What does this mean?"
Zhang Ou didn't say anything, but took off the jade pendant from his waist and stuffed it directly into Zhou Ren's hand.
Shi Fen, who was here, said sincerely, "Mr. Zhongling, please forgive me. I hope that the king will cover up what he said today."
Li Yunze's disrespectful words towards Empress Dowager Dou should not be passed on to the outside world, otherwise it would have a huge impact on her succession to the throne.
Zhou Ren was really speechless, "You two! Someone's dog is still driving for the king, how can someone do such a thing?"
Zhang Ou ignored him and forced the jade pendant into his hand.
Shi Fen even asked Zhou Ren to have a banquet at his house that night.
You can talk about things differently, but your attitude must be in place.
Zhou Ren had no choice but to accept the jade pendant and attend the dinner.
Zhang Ou and Shi Fen then let him go, and went to tell everyone today one by one that no one should talk too much and that their mouths must be sewn tightly, otherwise you will definitely be in trouble!
What is meant by eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor? This is it.
Since they were already on Li Yunze's boat, they naturally tried their best to paddle and row for him.
Because they know very clearly that once the competition for reserves fails, the consequences will be extremely tragic.
Not only is he personally doomed, but the entire family behind him is also in trouble.
So for things like this, we can only move forward and never take a step back!
Li Yunze didn't care that much about these things.
His thoughts at this time were all focused on the Huns outside the Great Wall.
Li Yunze stood on the steps in front of the palace hall, holding his sword with one hand and looking towards the north.